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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Transformers Dark of the Moon Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet (so spoiler warning) for Transformers: Dark of the Moon as information comes in. I have tagged items based on validity of the information. Rumor means the info comes second hand or through unofficial sources. Unverified means it comes from credible sources or seems likely. Verified means it was either provided from people with the movie or through mainstream media sources that are unlikely to be lied too (but no guarantees). If I miss anything note it in the comments or email me as I intend to keep this updated. The below is ultimately speculation until officially confirmed through those with the production.

Synopsis:
When a mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us. The movie stars Shia LaBeouf, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, with John Malkovich and Frances McDormand. (source)

Rumors and Information
- Bumblebee and Optimus Prime's designed will be tweaked. Bumblebee to look like he has matured, Prime to appear more heroic. (source)
- Bumblebee has been updated to a 2011 Chevy Camaro with multiple modifications to the body but not a convertible as previousily rumored. (source)
- The film will not be shot in 3D but could still be released in 3D. Paramount wants it, Bay doesn't. (source)
- Film will be released in 3D, not confirmed if shot or converted but likely converted. (source)
- Patrick Dempsey's role is described as "significant to the plot" (source)
- Jamie Kennedy has not been cast in Transformers 3 despite rumors. (source)
- Story includes the possible assassination of humans by two robots (source)
- Autobots "Go Home" seems to be a plot point of the film. (source)
- One report indicates the Autobot Twins, Skids and Mudflap, return (source) but Michael Bay says "The Twins are not back in T3" (source) which then gets disproven with photographic proof (source)
- Megan Fox fired from Transformers 3, currently no explanation as to why but the rumor mill says because of friction between her and Michael Bay (source)
- "As a trilogy, it really ends," [Michael Bay] says. "It could be rebooted again, but I think it has a really killer ending." (source)
- Will be filmed with real 3D cameras, not post production converted (source)
- Prime has his G1 trailer, possible stunticons in movie (source)
- New video of fight between Patrick Dempsey and Shia LaBeouf indicates the "dark" character is an enemy to the Autobots. (source)
- Jolt the Chevy Volt does not return for TF3 (source)
- The Rollbar Jeep spotted near the set is not part of the movie. It was a fan attempt to get his vehicle in the movie. (source)
- Removed Ray Park, Tony Todd, Robert Paul Taylor and Kym Whitley from supporting cast list as their involvement was never officially confirmed.
- Official title confirmed as Transformers: The Dark of the Moon. (source)
- The 1960s Apollo Space Missions do play a part in the film's story. (source)
- 2/11 Bay finally confirmed the red fire truck is Sentinel Prime.
- 2/21 Between leaks at the New York Toy Fair and Daytona 500, 99% confidence that the names of the Wreckers are Roadbuster (green), Top Spin (blue), and LeadFoot (red).
- 2/21 Information from Nelson reveals that Skids & Mudflap (aka The Twins) were cut from the film by Michael Bay. (source)
- 5/5 Comic book adaptation reveals major story spoilers and character death (source)

http://tformers.com/transformers-leo-spitz-to-have-expanded-role-in-transformers-3/11919/news.html You think Ramón Rodríguez isn't verified to appear. Check out this article. It was verified motnhs ago. Check the article.

the only bad thing about this movie is there saying this is the last one. i think they should keep the franchise going. this is one of the franchises that could keep going. it gonna keep making money, different story lines, if michael bay doesnt want to continue with the franchise let him move on. there other directors out there.

I believe the Twins are not in film. They made the second film to get negative comments, but this time Bay won't make same mistake. Besides, when Jazz was rumored to return in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Bay sai:d 'Jazz is dead', and he stayed as dead.

Some predictions for this film... first the simple stuff, followed by more complex story filler.

1. Cape Canaveral will be located 15 miles EAST of Miami.2. Chicago and Moscow will have the same time zone.3. Mikeala's lips will have triple enlargement.4. Sam will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 20 for saving the world (and the solar system) from destruction.5. A piece of the Matrix of Leadership (since it was destroyed with the Sun Harvester by Optimus Prime) will be found by Megatron, and he'll use it to bring the Fallen back to life.6. Hot Rod will defeat the Fallen, take the Matrix and become Rodimus Prime.7. Sam will discover a new interstellar object using a 6" Orion telescope while proposing to Mikaela in his parent's backyard.8. Unicron will swallow Saturn and Jupiter as his grand entrance, since those are gas planets anyway... you know, it's easier.9. Optimus Prime + Rodimus Prime + Sam will defeat Unicron.

http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/06/transformers-3-taking-over-la.html Who-ever-keeps-this-blog-alive, you verified in this article that Africa really is filming location. Though there wsn't told which country.

@anon 6/01/2010 11:03 AM: Are you serious?? No ff-ing minicons, noooooooooooo!!!That will ruin the movie for sure, minicons are stupidest things ever! Minicons wouldn't work in a film like this, a would be waste of time and money.

@anon 6/15/2010 12:23 PM: Do you what a promotion is? This was somewhat verified a short time ago.

@brandon..... HIGHLY unlikely that the dodge charger is barricade. Bay did say that the explanation of barricades dissapearence from the first movie was that optimus prime killed him after killing bonecrusher

@Brandon,You may have to add a bunch of Decepticon drone`s to that list along with two decepticon assassins. Also rumors from the set apparently mention something big and huge in the sky in the final scene. Maybe Unicron or a Combiner?

No, they didn't. They've been filming only in four cities: Gary, Los Angeles, Chicago and Milwaukee. There are still lot of locations. Detroit, Cape Canaveral, Washington and Moscow. Locations in Teaxs, Africa and China were also planned into this movie.

i read on two articles that Chigcago filming will take 6 weeks and they'll be spending $20 million dollars there. the article mostly discussed whether the filming is worth it to get $6 million dollars in tax credit, which the state desperately needs

Information about Hardcore Eddie character and film's budget is finally revealed: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-character-description--hardcore-eddie-170508/One spoiler for all of you: Transformers 3 will be the most expensive film ever.

No idea how long Detroit filming takes, but after Washington filming is ready, they have still one week time after that. And eight days on Florida might be just before Washington. If Detroit takes only one week, there are still two weeks time for another locations. Well Texas, Africa, Moscow and China were only planned filming locations, some other locations could have replaced them.

i think that the title leaked is the real one. 4 pieces of evidence: the title fits the rumored story, they're doing filming at KSC, the website that gets info from di Bonavera confirmed it, and the suffixes from Amazon match the title- like with TF2. does anyone think otherwise?

We have with us the possible Running Time of Transformers 3 1st Trailer. According to Alberta Film Classification, “Trailers, commercials and public service announcements (PSAs) are an integral part of the viewing experience at Alberta's movie theaters. Trailers, commercials and PSAs play before feature films; their classifications must be equal to or lower than the film they precede.”

After that, they have revealed a list of upcoming film trailers with their ratings and running times. One of the trailers is Transformers: Dark Of The Moon.

The trailer is rated PG and has a running time of 2:24.

This is usually the length of a “#1 Trailer” rather than the Superbowl Trailer (which is usually 30 seconds or so). Since this is listed by a Theater, it is likely that the trailer will accompany a movie. No release date for the trailer is given though.